# NTSB CHI00LA190: Cessna 180, N4940A, Saint Cloud, MN, July 9, 2000 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: July 9, 2000, 10:45 local (15:45 UTC) - Place: Saint Cloud, MN - Coordinates: 45.55059, -94.170158 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5506&lon=-94.1702&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 4 uninjured - Status: Completed, report October 9, 2001 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 49945 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI00LA190 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/49945/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA190 ## Probable cause directional control not being maintained by the pilot during landing rollout. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - Nose over, landing - roll ## Analysis During landing rollout the airplane departed off the side of the runway and was damaged. The pilot reported that the brakes had seized multiple times during the landing rollout. Post-accident examination of the wheel and brake assemblies revealed no anomalies that could have precluded the normal operation of the brake system. Examination of the tire treads on both main gear failed to reveal any flat spots in the tread pattern and no slippage was noted between the tires and the wheel assemblies. ## Factual narrative On July 9, 2000, at 1045 central daylight time, a Cessna 180, N4940A, piloted by a private pilot, sustained substantial damage during a nose over following a loss of control during landing rollout on runway 23 (3,000 feet by 75 feet, dry/asphalt) at the Saint Cloud Regional Airport, Saint Cloud, Minnesota. Visual metrological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The personal flight was operating under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 91 and was not on a flight plan. The pilot and three passengers reported no injuries. The flight departed the Ely Municipal Airport, Ely, Minnesota, at 0900. According to the pilot's written statement, "Entered pattern for runway 23. Perform[ed] 3-point full stall landing on runway 23. Twice during rollout the brakes grabbed hard enough to lift the tail off the ground. Toward the end of the rollout the right brake locked the tire." The pilot reported, "I maintained a straight ground track as long as possible with left full rudder and brake. When rudder effectiveness was lost the aircraft swiveled 90-degrees clockwise and skidded/slid down the runway and off into the grass." The pilot stated, "When aircraft slid into the grass the left main gear dug-in and was ripped out of the aircraft. The aircraft laid over on its left side breaking the left wing strut and wing." Post-accident examination of the wheel and brake assemblies revealed no anomalies that could have precluded the normal operation of the brake system. Examination of the tire treads on both main gear failed to reveal any flat spots in the tread pattern and no slippage was noted between the tires and the wheel assemblies. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N4940A](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4940A), registered now, S/N 32337, built 1956 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 180 - Registry model: [Cessna 180](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180) (registry code 2072602) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 32337 - Engines: Continental O-470 230 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Martin Clemens Schuette - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Departed: ELO, ELY, MN - Destination: STC - Airport: STC, Saint Cloud Regional, runway 23, 3,000 × 75 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 42; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 817 total, 31 in this make and model, 676 as pilot in command, 31 in the last 90 days, 31 in the last 30 days, 4 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: calm - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 1,500 ft overcast - Temperature: 163 °F, dew point 151 °F - Altimeter: 29.00 inHg - Observed at: STC ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20000709010939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000709010939A), Jul 9, 2000: Cessna 180, St Cloud, MN, No damage. (-23) Pilot landed midway down runway 23 at st. Cloud regional airport. Claims that brake gabbed and pulled aircraft off runway. Lost control of aircraft… From the NTSB's public API. 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